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Investigating accidents and incidents

Title Investigating accidents and incidents
SubTitle A workbook for employers, unions, safety representatives and safety professionals.
Author HSE
Series Code HSG
Series Number 245
Publisher HSE BOOKS
Date of Publication 2004
Length 82 pages
ISBN 0717628272
Price Exc. VAT £9.50
VAT Rate 0%
Product Type Hard Copy
Format Paper
Notes health and safety guidance 245. (HSG245) (HSG 245). This guidance is 4-hole punched,looseleaf paper in a shrinkwrapped pack.
Abstract Every year people are killed or injured at work. Over 40 million working days are lost annually through work-related accidents and illnesses. This workbook gives organisations an opportunity to find out what wrong. Learning the lessons and taking action may reduce, or even prevent, accidents in the future. As a step by step guide, it will help all organisations, particularly smaller businesses, to carry out their own health and safety investigations. The guidance explains why you need to carry out investigations and takes you through the 4-step process - gathering the information, analysing the information, identifying risk control measures, the action plan and its implementation. Contents: Reducing risks and protecting people; Understanding the language of investigation; The causes of adverse events; Why investigate? A step by step guide to health and safety investigations; References and further reading; Forms, worked examples and checklists.
Keywords Guidance


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